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BMW Alpina B7

Data refreshed October 26, 2026

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Complaints

29

Active records

Recalls

5

Active records

TSBs

102

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Crashes

2

Fires

1

Top reported issues — BMW Alpina B7

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Safety restraint issue

11

Access/entry issue

10

Reporting mechanism

5

Condition issue

4

Fluid issue

4

Operating state

4

Noise

2

Braking behavior

1

Electrical issue

1

HVAC behavior

1

Performance issue

1

Powering on/off behavior

1

Ride/handling behavior

1

Safety restraint behavior

1

Thermal issue

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2012 BMW 7-SERIES

Filed Apr 16, 2019


LOW ENGINE OIL COMES ON EVERY FEW MONTHS AND I HAVE TO ADD OIL AT THAT TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OIL IS GOING BUT LEVEL IS DOWN TO MINIMUM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR.

2008 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Dec 4, 2018


GETTING ERROR FAULT IN PASS.-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. FASTEN AND CONTINUE TO WEAR BELTS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST BMW CENTER. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FIXED ON 06 07 BMW 750LI BY RECALL WHAT MAKES 08 DIFFERENT?

2007 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Oct 5, 2018


AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WARNING STATES FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER THIS WARNING ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ON 9/30/2018. THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING THE IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO COLLISIONS.

2008 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Jul 25, 2018


WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A UPWARD INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AND I STARTED TO DRIVE ON A UPWARD INCLINE. NOW THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DEFAULT LIGHT REMAINS ON.

2007 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Jan 4, 2018


ON 11-19-2017 WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROADWAY. MY PASSENGER CAR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AND TO AVOID ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY PASSENGER I ABRUPTLY TURN MY VEHICLE TO A SAFER POSITION. NO SOON AFTER THAT I NOTICE MY VEHICLE LEVELING WARNING SIGN APPEAR ON THE DASH. WITH RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT OPENING DOOR LINKED UP TO RECALL ON THE NHTSA. I PROCEEDED TO CALL BMW FOR THE FIX. NOT KNOWING THE MECHANICS OF THE VEHICLE, I ASSUMED THIS FIX WILL FIX THE DOOR LOCK AND THE LEVELING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I…

2007 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Oct 24, 2017


2007 BMW 7 SERIES. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LATCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER ALMOST FELL OUT. THE DOOR HAD TO BE HELD WHILE DRIVING, AS TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING AGAIN. UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS

2011 BMW 7-SERIES

Filed Oct 19, 2017


BMW 750 I XDRIVE 2011 --EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OR BURNING. THE DESIGN OF THE VALVE STEM SEALS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE SAFETY CONCERNS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1) FIRE HAZARD. 2) PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY 3) POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT WITH EXCESSIVE SMOKE 4) ADDITIONAL COST BURDEN FOR CONSUMERS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND AT THE POINT OF ACCELERATION, THE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE THAT IS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL…

2011 BMW 7-SERIES

Filed Jun 29, 2017


ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP FAILURE ON MY 2011 BMW 750LI XDRIVE. SHOULD BE COVERED IN RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V521000). HOWEVER, BMW REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. TOOK IN TO RAY CATENA BMW OF WESTCHESTER (543 TARRYTOWN RD., WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607, 914-761-5555) ON 6/27/2017. SHOWED THEM PRINTOUT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V521000. SERVICE MANAGER SAID EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL INCLUDED THE 2011 BMW 750LI XDRIVE, MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET $949.31…

2007 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Dec 19, 2015


RECEIVED THIS FAULT - 'DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT. BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER FAULT.' THE MAT SEAT SENSOR SEEMS TO HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT. JUST LIKE THE PASSENGER SIDE MAT THAT WAS RECALLED

2007 BMW 7 SERIES

Filed Oct 9, 2015


I WAS COMMUNTING TO WORK WHEN THE DOOR POPPED OPEN. AT FIRST I HEARD THE DASH CHIME AND QUCIKLY NOTICED THE SOUND OF WIND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS CRACKED OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR. I REACTED QUICKLY BUT WAS IN COMPLETE WAS SHOCK . I ATTEMPTED TO QUICKLY SHUT THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING BUT THE LOCK WOULD NOT CATCH. ALL I COULD DO WAS HOLD THE DOOR CLOSE AS TIGHTLY AS I COULD UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WHEN I STOPPED I MADE THREE…

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Updated October 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.